Cigarette stub receiver and extinguisher



Dec. 7, 1937. F. c. OSBORN 7 2,101,593

' CIGARETTE. STUB RECEIVER AND EXTINGUISHER I Filed Oct. 12, 1935 W u ililiillilili NVENT W NESSB' j C ?R 1 f I o I $6M My I gain 0.520112 I v WWNEY Patented Dec. 7, 1937 PATENT OFFICE CIGARETTE STUB RECEIVER AND; EXTIN- GUISHER Frank C. Osborn, 'Manchester, Vt. Application October 12, 1935, Serial No. 44,771

1 Claim.

This invention relates to devices which may be used as ash trays or as cigarette stub receivers and extinguishers, an object being to provide a construction which will function until filled with 5 stubs orashes after which it is adapted to be discarded completely.

Another object of the invention is to provide a receiver and extinguisher which may be formed in several parts and then secured together in a group.

An additional object of the invention is to provide a stub receiver and extinguisher wherein pockets or recesses areprovided for the reception of ashes and stubs of cigarettes and the like.

In the accompanyingdrawing Figure 1 is a perspective view of a cigarette stub receiver and extinguisher disclosing an embodiment of the invention;

Figure 2 is a plan view of an ash tray with the device shown in Figure 1 coiled and placed there in so that it will be ready for use;

Figure 3 is a sectional View through Figure 2 approximately on line 33.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by numeral, I; indicates the body of a receiver and extinguisher.

Body I is provided with a number of recesses or pockets 2 which extend from one edge to near the other edge, so that ashes may be deposited in the pocket and finally the stub 4 forced into a pocket. This provides means for the deposit of ashes and stubs and at the same time the stubs act in a limited sense as a sealing means for sealing the ashes and the burnt end of the stub. It will be understood that the stub is forced into the receiver as far as possible when being disposed of. After a number or all of the pockets 2 have been filled, the device is then thrown into the Wastebasket or'otherwise disposed of. The intention in forming the device as indicated is to produce a device which will be so inexpensive that it maybe thrown away after use and thus eliminate any work in cleaning.

In forming body I it will'be observed that there is provided a tape or narrow sheet of paper of a desired thickness and a number of pockets 2 secured thereto. Thejpockets 2 are paper and have their lower ends squeezed together at 3. Adhesive may be applied at the lower ends to hold the same in a squeezed position though ordinarily this is not necessary. Adhesive, as, for instance, glue may be used to hold the tubes or pockets 2 to the strip l. Preferably, when'the device is in use it is coiled as shown in Figure 2 and placed in an ash tray 5. It will be evident that if the ash tray is square or some other shape the pockets 2 and their support I may be positioned accordingly.

I claim:

A device of the character described comprising a strip of paper, a plurality of substantially tubun lar pockets formed of paper and having their upper ends open and their lower ends squeezed into a point of closed formation, and means for securing said pockets in spaced relation to one surface of said strip of paper without disturbing their tubular formation, said pockets being arranged to extend from near the top to near the bottom of said strip of paper and spaced sufiiciently apart to permit coiling with substantially no loss of space.

FRANK C. OSBORN. 

